Virginia Rigney awarded M&GSQ International Fellowship 2012 reflects on observations from museums and galleries she visited.

1. Reflections on the
relationship
between museum
design in
virtual and physical
space
Virginia Rigney Senior Curator Gold Coast City Gallery

2. Considering the relationship between the
design experience of the
museum visitor in the virtual and physical
spaces of the museum
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Powerhouse Museum, Sydney 1988
Kelvingrove, Glasgow Museums , Scotland
Pacific Standard Time Exhibition Series California
Neon Museum, Las Vegas
Fort Lauderdale International Swimming Hall of Fame
The Wolfsonian, Miami Beach
Tate Modern - Damien Hirst Retrospective , London
Documenta Kasel Germany 2013

5. Facilitated Public Comment area Tate Modern London August 2012

6. Glasgow Musuems Kelvingrove
Central Court 2012 VR

7. Glasgow Museums Kelvingrove
Display of Sir William Q Orchardson ( 1835- 1910) Le Mariage de convenance 1883 Purchased 1926

9. Collection Highlights Accessed via Glasgow Life
Website September 2013
British Paintings Summary Catalogue (With which is
included a small group of Miscellaneous Foreign
Pictures )
Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum 1971 Printed
by Glasgow Corporation Printing Department
Glasgow

10. Pacific Standard Time An initiative of the Getty Foundation Los Angeles 2011- continuing

12. Phenomenal Light Space and Art Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego 2011

13. The Neon Museum Las Vegas

18. Wolfsonian Musuem Miami Beach
Harry Shakler Coney Island Silkscreen Print

19. Tate Modern
Damien Hirst Retrospective 2013

20. Damien Hirst Shop Tate Modern

21. Tate Modern Level 4 Structure and Clarity

23. dOCUMENTA 2013 KASEL

24. VIRGINIA RIGNEY
SENIOR CURATOR
GOLD COAST CITY GALLERY
rigney@theartscentregc.com.au
07 55816578
Acknowledgment
Thank you to Museum and Gallery Services Queensland for the support for an
International Museum Fellowship trip in 2012 .